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Thoughts on H. macrocephalus

Encounter Is there a human subspecies existing right under our noses? I first encountered the concept of this possible subspecies of human existing in the wider field of humanity in Michael Ferguson’s piece on a possible variety or branch of Homo known as H. macrocephalus, or “big–headed human.” [1] Pathography My brain capacity is 1813cc or just above the average 1750cc criterion that Mr. Ferguson equates with mean H. macrocephalus cranial capacity. My honestly assessed IQ equates roughly to 150 standard deviation 15, that being from official and not official sources (the average of some 40+ tests of all varieties), making me an average macrocephalic as Mr. Ferguson describes it. My expected IQ, according to his formula; IQ = 0.2 x CC – 181 is roughly 180. As this represents a ratio IQ, which actually follows a natural deviation of 24, not 16, that would make my deviation IQ (sd=15), roughly 150, that estimate statistically matching my actual IQ. My scores on autism tests like the AQ ...
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Who cares about ideas?

Throughout my life as an adult, my primary focus has been the quest for solutions to problems shared by many people. So I haven't cared about money, but about ideas. I seem to be a rare species. With Dr. Uwe Rohr, I elucidated a mechanism to fight stress and boost immunity. Afterwards, I invented "symbiont conversion", a method to solve the problem of antimicrobial resistance. While you can easily implement an idea if it is for profit, nobody seems to care about ideas that would help the entire mankind. Who should I contact about my idea with "symbiont conversion"? All I could do was write my idea down and get it published. Now it has been published for a year, but nobody seems to care about it. It is quite frustrating. Claus D. Volko
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From High IQ Society to Blog

I've decided to slightly change the concept and design of this blog. Now I've branded it "A Blog on Science and Technology in the 21st Century" and renamed the former list of members of Prudentia High IQ Society to "Genius Directory". This does not mean that Prudentia is no longer a high IQ society. But my intention is that I want to open the blog for a broader audience. Basically nothing has really changed, everything just looks a bit different. If you want to be listed in the "Genius Directory", which is equivalent to joining the high IQ society, you can still send me an email. Claus D. Volko
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Consciousness and Free Will

There is another video on YouTube entitled: “Free will is scientifically impossible.” My objection to this is: if there were no free will, if we were doomed to be mere spectators of events that unfold deterministically, why do we have consciousness at all? Consciousness must have evolved (or access to consciousness, if, like me, you consider the psyche to be something immaterial). What survival advantage would living beings with consciousness have if they were unable to make decisions?  Claus D. Volko 
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What place do humans have in a world with artificial intelligence?

Yuval Noah Harari posed this question in his lecture at: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oJB7JNWo58w In my opinion, human society is a phenomenon that has developed over thousands of years because humans were not alone and were therefore forced to find an order that enabled them to live together in a regulated manner. It has proven successful for every person to earn their own living and to serve other people as employees. If many people are no longer needed in the work process because artificial intelligence and robots can do what they do at least as well and are also cheaper, humanity will have to find another basis for peaceful coexistence. These are enormous challenges. We really need to think about this. The final word is far from being spoken. There will be various models that will offer themselves as solutions. Perhaps different approaches will prevail in different countries. In any case, we are living in exciting times. Claus D. Volko 
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Severe mental disorders, hormones and the immune system: A Review

The following text, generated by ChatGPT, is a structured synthesis of the relationship between severe mental disorders (SMD), hormones, and the immune system , integrating Dr. Uwe Rohr’s work with subsequent and newer research in psychoneuroimmunology and psychoneuroimmunoendocrinology.  1. Core idea in Dr. Uwe Rohr’s research Dr. Uwe Rohr approached severe mental disorders (e.g. major depression, bipolar disorder, schizophrenia, PTSD) not primarily as isolated “brain diseases”, but as systemic disorders of stress regulation , involving endocrine and immune dysregulation . 1.1 Stress as the central trigger Building on Selye’s stress concept, Rohr emphasized that chronic or extreme stress is the common denominator in SMD. Stress activates the hypothalamic–pituitary–adrenal (HPA) axis , leading to altered ACTH and cortisol signaling . 1.2 Steroidal hormone cascade model Rohr proposed that stress does not only elevate cortisol but distorts the entire steroid hormone cascade...
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Toward a Unified Theory of Thinking and Experience

Integrating Cognitive Architecture with Personality Patterns Abstract Most theories of intelligence and personality describe either how humans think or how they differ—but rarely both in a unified framework. This article proposes an integration of a functional cognitive model (Input – Processing – Output) with Jungian and post-Jungian personality theories (including Myers–Briggs and Volko Personality Patterns) into a coherent theory of human thinking and experiencing. The key insight is that cognition and personality operate on different explanatory levels—and only their integration yields a complete picture. 1. The Fragmentation Problem in Theories of Mind Modern psychology suffers from a structural split: Cognitive theories explain mechanisms (memory, reasoning, processing speed) Personality theories explain preferences (styles, attitudes, dispositions) Psychometrics measures fragments of both, often without theoretical unity As a result, we know: how fast ...
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